Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information on Southeastern Europe. For related web links, see Regional Resources: Europe and NATO at Fifty: Web Links.

• General Resources
• Government Agencies
• International Organizations and Regional Initiatives
• Primary Documents

These links complement these Special Reports:

1. De-Balkanizing the Balkans: Security and Stability in Southeastern Europe
2. Taking Stock and Looking Forward: Intervention in the Balkans and Beyond.

These web links also support USIP's Balkans Initiative.

General Resources

• CIA World Factbook
  Country information, including a map, flag and discussion of geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues for each of the six countries expressing an interest in joining NATO and the European Union: Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
• Eastern Europe Links and Central Europe Links
  From Texas Tech University's International Cultural Center (ICC) Library, annotated links to government, internet search tools (with automatic searches from three search engines), omnibus links sites, language and ethnic minority information for the regions and individual countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia.
• Europa South East Information Centre
  A link from the Center for European Policy Studies, this information centre contains a selection of documents, reports, links to organizations and news sources for South Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
• REENIC: Russian and East European Network Information Center (Univ. of Texas)
  "REENIC is a collection of links to websites with information about East and Central Europe, Russia, and the newly independent countries of the former Soviet Union." Includes a site search engine. Information is organized by type of resource and by country: Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  The Newsline daily reports cover developments in the region: RFE/RL Newsline for Southeastern Europe contains news from Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania and Slovenia; RFE/RL Newsline for Central and Eastern Europe contains news from Slovakia. Related reports include the REF/RL Balkan Report and a special section on NATO and Yugoslavia with links to news broadcasts in four languages. Subscription through e-mail is also available.
• REESWeb: Russian and East European Studies Internet Resources (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
  "The REESWeb is a comprehensive index of electronic resources on the Balkans, the Baltic states, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Central Europe, the CIS, Eastern Europe, the NIS, the Russian Federation, and the former Soviet Union." Information is organized by subject, culture, region and time period and can be searched by browsing for regional links to web sites covering Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
  

Government Agencies

Albania

• Albanian Ministry of Information
  Includes a map of Albania, lists and contact information for government ministries, speeches of the Prime Minister of Albania and a government bulletin with news items. In Albanian and English.
• President of Albania Home Page
  Contains press releases, speeches, interviews, most in English and Albanian, concerning activities of the President.

Bulgaria

• Government of the Republic of Bulgaria
  The web site contains links to general information, the office of the prime minister, council of ministers, documents, and a statement on Joint Position On The Implementation Of The Stability Pact For South Eastern Europe from a meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Albania in Sofia on July 25, 1999.
• Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria
  Includes links to news, speeches, publications, projects and events; details the structure of the Bulgarian military and provides several documents related to Bulgaria and NATO.

Macedonia

• Republic of Macedonia: Agency of Information
  The Ministry of Information web site has current news releases (archive from 1997), press conferences, statements, general information about Macedonia, statistical information, with links to the government web site and other related web sites.
• Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Macedonia
  The Ministry of Defence web site has information on events, speeches, publications, documents detailing defense strategy. Also includes a document on The Republic of Macedonia and its relationship to NATO and the Partnership for Peace, a description of PfP/NATO exercises and links to foreign defense and military sites.

Romania

• Government of Romania Home Page
  Includes information about the prime minister, parliament, press releases, newsletter, general country information and full text of the Constitution of Romania.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
  Contains a section of documents, press releases, speeches and interviews, consular information news and a section on Romania and the Stability Pact.

Slovakia

• Embassy of the Slovak Republic-Washington, D.C.
  Contains general information about Slovakia and its government, newsletters and press releases, information about business, economy, culture, travel and tourism, with links to other government web sites and news sources. Currently under development as new features are added.
• Slovak Republic Government Office
  Web site has an information services section, with documents, speeches, presentations, photos, as well as a special section on Slovakia and the European Union with several documents, in Slovak and English, regarding the progress of the Slovak Republic's integration into the European Union.

Slovenia

• Government of the Republic of Slovenia: Public Relations and Media Office
  Contains press releases, promotional material, contact information and project descriptions. Includes Report on Slovenia's Progress in EU Integration and National Strategy for Integration of the Republic of Slovenia into NATO.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
  The web site has sections on foreign policy issues, economy and business, Slovenia and the EU, and Slovenia and NATO. Includes a document on Stability Pact For South Eastern Europe: Activities of Slovenia in the Three Working Tables of the Stability Pact for SEE.
  

International Organizations and Regional Initiatives

Black Sea Economic Cooperation Pact (BSEC)

• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Pact (BSEC)
  Describes the organization, its membership and founding, with information on recent news events.

Central European Initiative (CEI)

• CEINet: the Central European Initiative Web Site
  A map of member countries links to web links for organizations and other related sites for each country. A table of contents lists a description of CEI activities, contacts, news, events, documents, with a web page on the CEI Summit Economic Forum, and other projects.

Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)

• The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
  On the NATO web site, this web page brings together background information, full-text documents, articles, speeches, comments, events and press releases on the EAPC. Documents include treaties, protocols, actions plans, work plans, official statements and communiques. A list of EAPC member states, with links to each country's official institutions (if online), is available on the NATO web site.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Investment

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Investment (EBRD)
  Web site of the organization operating in 26 countries to facilitate the transition to open-market economies in eastern and central Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Provides information on activities and investments by country, business information, reports and other documents.

European Union (EU)

• Europa, the European Union's server
  Europa contains substantive material on the European Union, its institutions and policies, official documents, publications, news and other information resources.
• The EU & South-Eastern Europe: The Stabilisation and Association Process
  The European Commission's comprehensive approach to southeastern Europe and Kosovo, with links to documents and speeches, council meetings and conclusions, and related links.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• NATO Homepage
  Homepage of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with links to members and officials, texts, speeches, topics, publications, operations and other related sites.

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
  Web site of the OSCE includes news, a newsletter, journals, press releases, a documents archive and the OSCE Mission in Kosovo web pages.

Partnership for Peace (PFP)

• Partnership for Peace (PFP)
  NATO web page describing the Partnership for Peace organization, its member states, links to documents concerning each country on the NATO web site and links to NATO documents concerning the Partnership for Peace, including the Framework Document. Elsewhere on the NATO site is a list of senior government officials from PFP member countries.

Royaumont Process

• Royaumont Process
  Text of the background information to the initiative, description of the participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and contact information.

Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)

• Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
  SECI was formed "to encourage cooperation among the countries of the region and facilitate the access of Southeast Europe to European integration." The web site details the statement of purpose, structure, and projects of the organization, which include reports on Crime & Corruption, Securities Markets and Electricity Grids.

United Nations (UN)

• United Nations Home Page (UN)
  Home page of the United Nations, with links to databases, documents, publications, conferences, events, organs of the United Nations, including the Security Council, and other resources.

World Bank

• Economic Reconstruction and Development in South East Europe
  A joint web site of the European Commission and the World Bank created "as part of the international community's response to the Kosovo crisis," it contains a calendar of events/conferences, news releases, speeches and statements, documents issued by the EU, UN, IMF and IMF/WB, including the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe dated June 10, 1999, links to related sites, with other sections of the web site under construction. The announcement of the launching of the joint web site describes the scope and types of information that will be covered, including assessment of the economic impacts and costs of the Kosovo crisis, reconstruction needs, and register of donor assistance.
  

Primary Documents

• An Alliance for the 21st Century
  Communiqué issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 1999.
• The Alliance's Strategic Concept
  Document approved by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. on April 23-24, 1999. This updates the Strategic Concept adopted by the Alliance in 1991.
• Defense Capabilities Initiative
  Text of the Initiative launched by the NATO Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. on April 23-24, 1999.
• Harmel Report: The Future Tasks of the Alliance
  This report is an attachment to a ministerial communique of the North Atlantic Council from Brussels, December 13-14, 1967.
• Membership Action Plan (MAP)
  Issued by the Heads of State and Government at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. on April 23-24, 1999, this document addresses the question of adding new members to NATO.
• Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
  Full text of the document adopted by numerous foreign ministers and representatives of regional organizations meeting in Cologne on June 10, 1999 under the aegis of the European Union in response to the Kosovo crisis.
• Study on NATO Enlargement
  September 1995 NATO report on the purposes, principles, and implications of NATO enlargement for new members and Euro-Atlantic security.

Updated: March 6 2002